Even when a platform dies, its most "memetic" moments are preserved by the community.
Many individuals who broadcasted on webcams in 2007 or 2010 did so as teenagers or young adults, entirely unaware of how easily their live streams could be recorded, archived, and distributed decades later. The modern fascination with "lost media" frequently collides with personal privacy. While archiving old television broadcasts or defunct video games is seen as historic preservation, archiving private or localized webcam streams often crosses into non-consensual data distribution. Conclusion: The Internet's Long Memory stickam+lizzy+brush+bate+2021
(Open‑access version available via the publisher’s site or on ResearchGate.) Even when a platform dies, its most "memetic"